Biggie and 2Pac had reconciled.
The news caused a massive earthquake in the rap world. Just like when they had split, countless media outlets and gossip tabloids sprang into action at the scent of a story. But what they focused on was not how the two had made up, but why they had broken apart in the first place.
Both men first stated that the incident had been a complete misunderstanding and that they had now investigated it thoroughly thanks to a certain opportunity. Yet both also hinted that what had happened back then was far from simple, and that someone had likely been Sowing Discord.
But whenever reporters pressed them on who had done it, both fell silent. They occasionally shook their heads and sighed, sparking endless speculation among their fans.
Yet another person was implicated in all this: a white rapper from the West Coast.
A white man doing rap was already unusual enough. This guy had even released an album right as the two East Coast and West Coast giants were putting out single teasers. More absurdly, the album had sold like crazy.
Of course, its performance was still nowhere near the groundbreaking debut works of the two giants. But this guy was white, and he had only debuted recently. His first album had received no attention at all, while his second had sold this well. It was practically a miracle.
One song on the album was called "Great West Continent." It was the most important and most popular track on the album, yet its melody leaned toward classical music. From the perspective of a desperate Gambler, it portrayed a life-or-death wager.
The story itself was not important. What mattered was that it mentioned how two brothers had once jointly ruled a glorious kingdom, only to turn